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Invasive Plants
The List of Invasive Alien Species of Union concern (EU Regulation 1143/2014) and national lists of invasive alien plants from each study country (see Project > Literature) formed the basis for the list of invasive alien plants along roadsides. The species were checked for their occurrence and spread along roadsides. All information needed was gathered from the original source (i.e. the national lists), by an extensive literature search, floristic databases, and expert consultation.
Taxon name | Family | Life form | Origin | EU |
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Epilobium ciliatum | Onagraceae | H | North America | |
Cornus sericea | Cornaceae | N | North America | |
Rudbeckia laciniata | Asteraceae | H | North America | |
Oenothera biennis | Onagraceae | H | North America | |
Solidago canadensis | Aceraceae | H | North America | |
Matricaria discoidea | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | Asteraceae | H | North America | |
Panicum dichotomiflorum | Poaceae | T | North America | |
Ambrosia artemisiifolia | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Lonicera involucrata | Caprifoliaceae | N | North America | |
Asclepias syriaca | Apocynaceae | H | North America | ✔ |
Lupinus polyphyllus | Fabaceae | H | North America | |
Prunus serotina | Rosaceae | M | North America | |
Robinia pseudoacacia | Fabaceae | M | North America | |
Lupinus nootkatensis | Fabaceae | H | North America | |
Bidens frondosa | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Solidago gigantea | Asteraceae | H | North America | |
Amelanchier spicata | Rosaceae | N | North America | |
Lupinus perennis | Fabaceae | H | North America | |
Cuscuta campestris | Cuscutaceae | T | North America | |
Acer negundo | Aceraceae | M | North America | |
Erigeron annuus | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vitaceae | N | North America | |
Physocarpus opulifolius | Rosaceae | N | North America | |
Helianthus tuberosus | Asteraceae | G | North America | |
Sporobolus neglectus | Poaceae | T | North America | |
Amelanchier lamarckii | Rosaceae | N | North America | |
Conyza canadensis | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Impatiens glandulifera | Balsaminaceae | T | India | ✔ |
Medicago sativa ssp. sativa | Fabaceae | H | Asia | |
Ailanthus altissima | Simaroubaceae | M | Asia | |
Impatiens parviflora | Balsaminaceae | T | Asia | |
Fallopia japonica | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Artemisia verlotiorum | Asteraceae | H | Asia | |
Duchesnea indica | Rosaceae | H | Asia | |
Broussonetia papyrifera | Moraceae | M | Asia | |
Buddleja davidii | Scrophulariaceae | N | Asia | |
Berberis thunbergii | Berberidaceae | N | Asia | |
Bergenia cordifolia | Saxifragaceae | H | Asia | |
Fallopia sachalinensis | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Petasites japonicus | Asteraceae | H | Asia | |
Cotoneaster divaricatus | Rosaceae | N | Asia | |
Cotoneaster lucidus | Rosaceae | N | Asia | |
Sorbaria sorbifolia | Rosaceae | N | Asia | |
Dittrichia graveolens | Asteraceae | T | Mediterranean | |
Bunias orientalis | Brassicaceae | H | W-Asia, E-Europe | |
Laburnum alpinum | Fabaceae | N | Europe | |
Linaria repens | Scrophulariaceae | G | Europe | |
Viola odorata | Violaceae | H | Europe | |
Trifolium pratense subsp. sativum | Fabaceae | H | Europe | |
Lotus corniculatus | Fabaceae | H | Europe | |
Verbascum speciosum | Scrophulariaceae | H | Europe | |
Clematis vitalba | Ranunculaceae | N | Europe | |
Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. carpatica | Fabaceae | H | Europe | |
Myrrhis odorata | Apiaceae | H | Europe | |
Odontites verna | Scrophulariaceae | T | Europe | |
Centaurea montana | Asteraceae | H | Europe | |
Sambucus racemosa | Caprifoliaceae | N | Europe | |
Sorbus mougeotii | Rosaceae | N | Europe | |
Malus domestica | Rosaceae | M | Cultivated plant | |
Lamium galeobdolon | Lamiaceae | C | Cultivated plant | |
Senecio inaequidens | Asteraceae | S | South Africa | |
Acer pseudoplatanus | Aceraceae | M | Europe, W-Asia | |
Alchemilla mollis | Rosaceae | H | Caucasus, W-Asia | |
Allium triquetrum | Alliaceae | G | W-Europe | |
Amelanchier confusa | Rosaceae | N | Not known | |
Calystegia sepium subsp. spectabilis | Convolvulaceae | G | Russia, Japan | |
Pinus sylvestris | Pinaceae | M | S-Europe | |
Cerastium tomentosum | Caryophyllaceae | C | S-Europe | |
Cornus alba | Cornaceae | N | E-Asia | |
Rosa rugosa | Rosaceae | N | E-Asia | |
Lonicera japonica | Caprifoliaceae | N | E-Asia | |
Populus × canadensis | Salicaceae | M | Hybrid | |
Spiraea x billardii | Rosaceae | N | Hybrid | |
Fallopia x bohemica | Polygonaceae | G | Hybrid | |
Gunnera tinctoria | Gunneraceae | G | South America | ✔ |
Phedimus spurius | Crassulaceae | C | Caucasus | |
Prunus laurocerasus | Rosaceae | N | Caucasus | |
Rhododendron ponticum | Ericaceae | N | Caucasus | |
Heracleum mantegazzianum | Apiaceae | H | Caucasus | ✔ |
Heracleum persicum | Apiaceae | H | W-Asia | ✔ |
Melilotus albus | Fabaceae | T | S-Europe, W-Europe | |
Persicaria wallichii | Polygonaceae | G | Himalaya | |
Senecio leucanthemifolius | Asteraceae | T | E-Europe, W-Asia | |
Syringa vulgaris | Oleaceae | N | SW-Europe | |
Vinca minor | Apocynaceae | C | Europe, Asia |